Politics

“The Good Place” star William Jackson Harper took to social media on Monday to share why he doesn’t support President Donald Trump’s recent “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” executive order. In a lengthy statement posted to both his Twitter and Instagram, Harper explained that he was meant to make an appearance at a virtual event

President Trump said Monday that he would leave Walter Reed National Military Medical Center later in the day, after spending three days there battling COVID-19. “I will be leaving the great Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6:30 P.M.” he said on Twitter. “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate

Thirty-eight years after Jane Fonda released her first workout video in 1982, the acting and exercise icon has slipped back into her leotard and headband to get out the vote. Fonda has teamed up with Register2Vote to lead Exercise That Vote, a celeb-filled video promoting voter registration and voting on Nov. 3. “Hello, class, we’re

Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, announced on Monday morning that she had tested positive for COVID-19. McEnany joins a growing circle of presidential advisers who have tested positive since last week, including Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, his body man, Nicholas Luna, and aide Hope Hicks. Trump remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National

With the election less than a month away, Universal Music Group label Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA) has launched Interscope X Votes, a campaign to get out the vote that encourages early and mail-in voting and supports the current shortage of poll workers. IGA is home to such acts as Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, DaBaby and

The ACLU SoCal’s annual Bill of Rights Gala usually includes the presentation of several awards to celebrities, politicians and others for their support and advocacy of social justice at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. However, this year’s event skipped the awards ceremony. Instead, the gala was an hour-long virtual program on Sunday that celebrated the work

President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed on Friday morning, reportedly by someone dressed as the Incredible Hulk. The alleged green culprit used a pickaxe to vandalize Trump’s star some time early Friday morning, according to the Los Angeles Times. Police responded to the scene at 5:50 a.m. and have

President Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said Saturday morning that Trump is “doing very well” and has been without a fever for 24 hours. Conley gave an update on the president’s health outside of Walter Reed Medical Center along with nine other medical personnel. “At this time, the team and I are extremely happy with

President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening, after feeling “fatigue” in the wake of his COVID-19 diagnosis. A White House spokesperson said Trump would spend “the next few days” at the facility. “Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical

The singer JoJo and songwriter Diane Warren have teamed up for an official campaign song for the Biden/Harris campaign, “The Change,” and they both spoke with Variety about what led up to today’s release of the new track, which represents a new wrinkle in the often wild and wooly intersection of pop music and presidential

UPDATED: U.S. stock indexes dropped Friday after President Trump revealed that he tested positive for coronavirus and a report that September job gains came in below forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.4% at market open, the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite Index slid 2.15%, and the S&P 500 was off 1.5%. Markets recovered a

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence have tested negative for coronavirus. Devin O’Malley, the Vice President’s press secretary, confirmed his status with an update posted to Twitter on Friday morning. “As has been routine for months, Vice President Pence is tested for COVID-19 every day. This morning, Vice President Pence and

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, forcing him to cancel events and upending the final weeks of his re-election campaign. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19,” the president tweeted. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” Tonight,

With just a month left in the campaign, Hollywood Democrats are turning their fundraising efforts toward winning back the U.S. Senate. On Wednesday night, actor Seth Rogen appeared at a virtual fundraiser for Jaime Harrison, the Democrat in a tight race with Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. Rogen’s wife, actor Lauren Miller Rogen, also

The Trump campaign accused the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates of political bias on Thursday, and said no rule changes should be implemented for the remaining events. The commission said on Wednesday that it will provide moderators with “additional tools” and “structure” to keep the conversation on track, after President Donald Trump’s chaotic performance on

The European Commission on Thursday sent the U.K. a letter of formal notice for breaching its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union. The move marks the beginning of a formal infringement process against the U.K., which has one month to reply to the letter. The issue at the center of the conflict

The Commission on Presidential Debates will provide moderators of the remaining debates with “additional tools to maintain order” following a chaotic performance by President Trump on Tuesday night. Trump interrupted Joe Biden dozens of times, often in insulting terms, and was repeatedly admonished by moderator Chris Wallace to stick to the ground rules. Many commentators

The first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place on Tuesday night, and it’s safe to say that things got heated. Moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, the 90-minute debate featured Trump refusing to condemn white supremacists, Biden telling Trump to “shut up, man,” and plenty of interruptions

The first presidential debate quickly descended into chaos on Tuesday night, as President Trump repeatedly interrupted Joe Biden, who at one point told him to “shut up.” The candidates sparred over the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court and the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump interrupted and insulted Biden, attacking his education and saying that no one

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will hold their first presidential debate tonight. With five weeks until election day on Nov. 3, Trump and Biden will take the stage in Cleveland, Ohio, from 9-10:30 p.m. ET. The two candidates will discuss various issues and topics of interest, such as the coronavirus pandemic

Musician and activist John Legend narrates a new TV commercial for George Gascón, who is seeking to unseat Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey in November. Legend has supported progressive prosecutors across the country, and endorsed Gascón’s campaign during the primary. The new spot features images of Black Lives Matter protests, and attacks Lacey for

TikTok, the social video app President Trump has turned into a geopolitical football, isn’t shying away from the American political playing field. Chinese-owned TikTok launched an in-app guide to the 2020 U.S. elections “to provide access to authoritative information as we continue our work to protect against misinformation,” Michael Beckerman, VP, head of U.S. public policy,

President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden will meet tonight for their first debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The debate starts at 9 p.m. EDT, 6 p.m. PDT, and will run across all networks. Here are some key things to watch in the first matchup: Chris Wallace The “Fox News Sunday”

The federal judge who blocked the White House’s ban on TikTok downloads in the U.S. Sunday night said the Trump administration “likely exceeded the lawful bounds” of the powers afforded to the president under the the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. President Trump invoked the IEEPA in his executive order to ban TikTok, the short-form

A report broadcast and published on Monday by the U.K.’s Channel 4 News alleges that 3.5 million Black American voters were targeted with TV and Facebook ads by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to deter them from going to the polls. The Trump campaign has denied the allegations, calling them “fake news.” Black voters were

A U.S. government order banning TikTok from app stores imposed by the Trump administration — which had been set to kick in Sunday, Sept. 27, at midnight ET — was temporarily halted by a federal judge. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the ruling Sunday night, granting

In a new investigative report published on Sunday, The New York Times has uncovered more than two decades’ worth of President Donald Trump’s tax records. Every president since the 1970s has released his tax information, but Trump broke that tradition as he was running for president in the 2016 election. The call for his tax

Anita Hill garnered national attention in the early ’90s when she accused Clarence Thomas, then the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual harassment. Nearly three decades later, Thomas is the most senior member of the Supreme Court, which will soon have an official replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and trailblazer for women’s

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has officially endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris ahead of this year’s presidential election. In a seven-minute video posted to his Instagram, Johnson publicly endorses the candidates and shares a clip of himself having a conversation with Biden and Harris about how they will earn the respect

In response to a report by Politico, Dennis Quaid and CeCe Winans said that their interviews about COVID-19 were not political or being used as part of a Trump administration ad campaign. On Friday, Politico reported that the interviews, featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, Quaid and Winans, will air on Nov. 3,